CVE-2000-0545
Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.
Does this matter?
2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 0.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.88% probability · 59th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 3 July 1999
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/mailx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000605
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1305
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000605
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1305
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.